Coral reefs

Coral reefs

Coral reefs are structures formed from the calcium carbonate secretions of corals. They are colonies of tiny animals in marine areas containing few nutrients.

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Coral reefs

Thelytoky, thelytokous

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Parthenogenetic production of females from unfertilized eggs; reproduction that is exclusively female with no male contribution to the young.

Allochronic speciation

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Speciation without geographical separation through the acquisition of different breeding seasons or behaviour patterns.

Gastrula

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The embryonic stage of an animal that has cells differentiated into germ layers. Sequentially, It follows the blastula stage.

The precipitation of sulfuric acid and other acids as rain. The acids form when sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides released during the combustion of fossil fuels combine with water and oxygen in the ...

Phenotype

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The total characteristics of an individual, i.e., its appearance, resulting from interaction between its genotype (genetic constitution) and its environment.

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The NOAA agency that operates and manages the U.S. civilian weather satellites and the national environmental data centers, such as the National Oceanographic Data centre (NODC), the National ...